Salud Ortiz Carbajal: “Keeping farmers and ranchers in production is vital to food, and of course, our national security.”

Mr. Speaker, I rise in firm opposition to H.R. 261, the Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025. On its face, this legislation may seem like a narrow procedural change of streamlining permitting for undersea fiber-optic cables. In reality…

I thank Mr. Espaillat for his remarks. Before I yield to our next speaker, I wanted to reiterate: Make no mistake, under this plan we can expect even higher prices for food and goods, and it further worsens our workforce shortages. The…

Come on! Is this really leadership? You’re an embarrassment to the United States.

Mr. Speaker, if the port congestion and vessel backlogs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic taught us anything, it is the importance of a resilient supply chain. H.R. 252, the Secure Our Ports Act, works to minimize interference in U.S…